Awardee Name
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Grant Type
State
Project Title
A producer driven approach to demonstrating soil health and economic benefits of cover crop adoption and livestock integration in Nebraska Cropping systems.
Awardee State/Territory
Nebraska
Involved States/territories
Nebraska
Award Year
2014
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,958.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Cover Crops
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Soil Health
Organic matter depletion
Compaction
Aggregate instability
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Conservation Crop Rotation
Project Background
This project will demonstate and verify soil health, soil moisture and economic impacts of incorporating and/or grazing of cover crops into cropping systems in Nebraska.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No